Reza_Shekari
Reza Shekari
Iranian footballer
Reza Shekari Qezel Qayah (Persian: رضا شکاری قزلقيه; born May 31, 1998) is an Iranian footballer who plays for Iranian club Sepahan as a midfielder.
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Shekari with Rubin Kazan in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Reza Shekari Qezel Qayah | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sepahan | ||
| Number | 81 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Moghavemat Tehran | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Zob Ahan | 17 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Rubin Kazan | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Tractor | 15 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Gol Gohar | 59 | (12) |
| 2023– | Sepahan | 20 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Iran U17 | 8 | (5) |
| 2014–2017 | Iran U20 | 13 | (9) |
| 2017–2021 | Iran U23 | 10 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 January 2020 | |||
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Zob Ahan
Shekari joined the Persian Gulf Pro League side Zob Ahan in the summer of 2015 when he signed a 3-year contract with this Isfahani side.[1][2] He made his debut for Zob Ahan in 2nd fixtures of 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League against Sepahan while he substituted in for Mehdi Rajabzadeh.[3] Shekari scored his first professional goal on 4 November 2015 in a 2–0 Hazfi Cup victory against Persepolis.
After a good season with Zob Ahan, Shekari joined the Swiss club FC Basel on a one-week trial in May 2016.[4]
Rubin Kazan
On 31 August 2017, he signed a contract with the Russian Premier League side FC Rubin Kazan, joining compatriot Sardar Azmoun at the club.[5] Shekari was assigned to the U21 team. He made his Russian Premier League debut on 7 April 2018 in a game against FC Akhmat Grozny.[6]
Tractor
On 9 July 2019, Iranian club Tractor confirmed that they officially signed Shekari.[citation needed]
U17
Shekari was part of Iran U17 from 2013 to 2014. He made eight official appearances for Iran U17 and scored five times.[7]
U20
He was invited to Iran U20 by Amir Hossein Peyrovani in 2014. He represented Iran in the AFC U19 Championships, in which Iran reached the semi-finals and qualified for the World Cup. Shekari scored three goals during the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
U23
In June 2015, he was invited to the Iran U23 training camp by Mohammad Khakpour.[8]
- As of 18 September 2023
| Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Zob Ahan | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2015–16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2016–17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| Rubin Kazan | Russian Premier League | 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Tractor | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2019–20 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Gol Gohar Sirjan | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2021–22 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 |
| 2022–23 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 8 | ||
| Total | 52 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 14 | ||
| Sepahan | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2023–24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 101 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 113 | 18 | ||
Iran U23
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 July 2017 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |  Kyrgyzstan | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
| 2. | 24 March 2019 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran |  Yemen | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
| 3. | 12 January 2020 | Tinsulanon Stadium, Songkhla, Thailand |  South Korea | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship |
- Zob Ahan
- Hazfi Cup (1): 2015–16
- Iranian Super Cup (1): 2016
- Tractor
- "امضای قرارداد ذوبآهن با رضا شکاری". Mehr news agency.
- "رضا شکاری هافبک تیم ملی فوتبال جوانان به ذوب آهن پیوست". Zob Ahan FC. Archived from the original on 2015-07-05.
- "ZOB AHAN VS. SEPAHAN 0 - 1". Soccerway.
- Состав «Рубина» пополнил полузащитник Реза Шекари (Reza Shekari joins Rubin) (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 31 August 2017.
- "Rubin-Akhmat game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 7 April 2018.
- "برنامه نود؛ مصاحبه با رضا شکاری". Aparat from Varzesh3. Retrieved 16 June 2016.